Ka He

Background

Dr. He is a nutrition epidemiologist. He received his ScD in Nutritional Epidemiology from Harvard University, MPH from Tufts University and MD from Soochow University. Dr. He was an Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University, and a tenured Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. He is an elected fellow of American Heart Association (AHA) and a fellow of American College of Nutrition (ACN). His primary research interests lie in nutritional epidemiology, specifically, diet and nutrients in relation to chronic diseases. Dr. He is the Principal Investigator of several NIH-supported projects, including trace elements and cardio vascular disease risk factors; trace elements and risk of stroke; amino acids, protein and obesity; fatty acids and ischemic stroke; and dietary supplement use and risk of pancreatic cancer. Dr. He is also the Principal Investigator of the project - diet including supplement use and colon cancer - supported by American Cancer Society.

Research Interest

Dr. He's primary research interests lie in nutritional epidemiology, specifically, diet and nutrients in relation to chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. He is the Principal Investigator of several NIH-supported projects: trace elements and cardiovascular disease risk factors; trace elements and risk of stroke; amino acids, protein and obesity; fatty acids and ischemic stroke; and dietery supplements and risk of pancreatic cancer.